Evidence of benefits, harms, values and preferences, and cost-effectiveness were reviewed in accordance with GRADE methods (Ahmed F, et al). The primary policy question was “Should HPV4 be recommended for routine use in 11-12 year old boys.” The benefits considered included prevention of genital wart...
Evidence of benefits, harms, values and preferences, and cost effectiveness were reviewed in accordance with GRADE methods to determine the recommendation category (Ahmed F, Temte JL, Campos-Outcalt D, Schünemann HJ; for the ACIP Evidence Based Recommendations Work Group (EBRWG). Methods for developing ...
Lockwood, Charles J;
Boiselle, Phillip M;
Hurwitz, Lynne M;
James, Andra H;
McCullough, Laurence B;
Menda, Yusuf;
Paidas, Michael J;
Royal, Henry D;
Tapson, Victor F;
Winer-Muram, Helen T;
Chervenak, Frank A;
Cody, Dianna D;
McNitt-Gray, Michael F;
Stave, Christopher D;
Brandi, D;
Jaeschke, Roman;
Bull, Todd M;
Leung, Ann N.
The diagnostic algorithm for evaluation of suspected pulmonaryembolism (PE) in pregnancy presented in this clinical practiceguideline represents the collective efforts of a multidisciplinarypanel of major medical stakeholders who developed these rec-ommendations using the GRADE system (Figure 1). A major...
Community-acquired pneumonia is diagnosed by clinical features (e.g., cough, fever, pleuritic chest pain) and by lung
imaging, usually an infiltrate seen on chest radiography. Initial evaluation should determine the need for hospitalization versus outpatient management using validated mortality or severi...
Pneumonia/diagnostic imaging,
Pneumonia/therapy,
Respiratory Tract Diseases/diagnosis,
Ambulatory Care/organization & administration,
Blood Culture/instrumentation,
Macrolides/therapeutic use,
Doxycycline/therapeutic use,
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use,
Fluoroquinolones/therapeutic use,
Intensive Care Units,
Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia/prevention & control